University of South Alabama Athletics

2017: Outdoor — Placed 13th (13.38m) and 16th (47.84m) in the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the women’s shot put and hammer throw, respectively with the mark in the hammer throw being a season-best … Finished eighth at the Southern Miss Open in the women’s hammer throw (47.33m) and fifth in the women’s shot put (14.08m), a season-best mark in the shot put  … Placed ninth at the South Alabama Invitational in the women’s hammer throw (45.86m) ... Finished second in the Mobile Invitational’s hammer throw (45.78m) and third in the women’s shot put (12.58m) ... Placed 10th in the Jaguar Opener hammer throw (42.54m), seventh in the shot put (12.82m) and 11th in the 100-meter dash. Indoor — At the Sun Belt Conference Championships, placed 15th in the weight throw (16.27m) and 18th in the shot put (12.54m), the former a season-best ... Placed 11th at the Samford Invite in the shot put with a 12.95-meter throw and 11th in the weight throw (15.96m) ... At the South Alabama Invitational, placed 18th in the weight throw (15.92m) and 10th in the shot put (13.12m) ... Placed 21st at the Vanderbilt Invitational in the weight throw (15.36m) and 15th in shot put (12.45m) ... In her collegiate debut, threw for a 12.40-meter mark in shot put at the UAB Blazer Invitational for 11th.

High School: Lettered in track & field at Bishop Thomas Grant High School in London, England … Won the shot put at the Surrey County Championships with a 13.13m mark while posting her best time of 12.44 seconds in the 100m at the first UK Women’s League Division 3 match in Exeter … Was ranked as high as 17th in the country in the outdoor shot put and fourth in the nation’s under-20 ranking and fifth in the under-20 category in the event indoors.

Personal: Full name is Michaela Obijiaku … Born on November 6, 1997 in Bronx, N.Y. … Daughter of Melvina Obijiaku … Has a younger brother, Clinton and a younger sister, Amanda … Favorite movie is “Set It Off” … Favorite professional sports team is Manchester United … Favorite athlete is Serena Williams.